primigravida

primigravida
See gravida. [L. fr. primus, first, + gravida, a pregnant woman]
- elderly p. dated term referring to a woman older than 35 years who is pregnant for the first time.

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pri·mi·grav·i·da -'grav-əd-ə n, pl -dae -ə-.dē also -das an individual pregnant for the first time

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n.
a woman experiencing her first pregnancy.

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pri·mi·grav·i·da (pri″mĭ-gravґĭ-də) [L. prima first + gravida] a woman pregnant for the first time; also written gravida I.

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  • primigrávida — Mujer embarazada por primera vez. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 …   Diccionario médico

  • primigravida — 1890, Mod.L., from L. primus “first” (see PRIME (Cf. prime) (adj.)) + gravidus “laden, full, swollen, pregnant with child” (see GRAVID (Cf. gravid)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • primigravida — /pruy mi grav i deuh/, n., pl. primigravidas, primigravidae / dee /. Obstet. a woman pregnant for the first time. [1885 90; < NL, equiv. to L primi , comb. form of primus first (see PRIME) + gravida, fem. of gravidus pregnant (see GRAVID), on the …   Universalium

  • primigravida — [ˌpri:mɪ gravɪdə, ˌprʌɪm ] noun (plural primigravidae di:) Medicine a woman pregnant for the first time. Origin C19: mod. L., from L. primus first + gravidus (see gravid) …   English new terms dictionary

  • primigravida — pri·mi·grav·i·da …   English syllables

  • primigravida — n. a woman experiencing her first pregnancy …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • primigravida — /praɪməˈgrævədə/ (say pruymuh gravuhduh) noun (plural primigravidas or primigravidae /praɪməˈgrævədi/ (say pruymuh gravuhdee)) a woman who is having her first pregnancy. {Latin prīmi (combining form of prīmus first) + gravida (feminine) pregnant} …  

  • primigravida — n. (pl. primigravidae) a woman who is pregnant for the first time. Etymology: mod.L fem. f. L primus first + gravidus pregnant: see GRAVID …   Useful english dictionary

  • Первобеременная (Primigravida) — женщина, беременная в первый раз. Источник: Медицинский словарь …   Медицинские термины

  • G I — • primigravida …   Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations

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